thetaOwl

TLT

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETFClose $85.51EOD only
Max Pain
$86.00
Next expiry Jul 6, 2026
Expected Move
±$0.37
0.4% from close
Price Gap
+0.49
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
2
Low premium
P/C OI
0.76
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
9.0/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Jul 2, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

This page reflects TLT options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.

Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — TLT
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-06 shows max pain at $86.00 (0.49 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$86.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.37
±0.4%
Days to Expiry
4
Calendar days
Total Call OI
36,649
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
14,029
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.38
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$85.51
Published close
Consensus
9.0/10
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-07-06
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-07-01$87.007/1/2026, 11:33:57 PM
2026-07-02$86.007/2/2026, 11:34:49 PM
2026-07-06NextUpdated$86.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2026-07-08$86.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2026-07-10$86.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2026-07-17$86.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2026-07-24$86.507/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2026-07-31$86.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2026-08-07$86.507/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2026-08-21$86.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2026-09-18$87.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2026-09-30$87.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2026-10-16$87.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2026-11-20$88.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2026-12-18$87.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2026-12-31$86.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2027-01-15$87.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2027-02-19$87.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2027-03-19$87.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2027-03-31$83.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2027-04-16$85.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2027-05-21$83.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
2027-06-17$85.007/3/2026, 11:29:49 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-06 at max pain $86.00.
TLT pain by strike for 2026-07-06 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
7001969735019697350
78084741508474150
79070713507071350
80100056686505669650
80.5150049674004968900
81200042691504271150
82300028881502891150
82.5350022622002265700
83400016443001648300
83.5450012244001228900
845000921350926350
84.55500652500658000
856700396450403150
85.58200214900223100
865105088800139850
86.521050036400246900
87412900850413750
87.5730400600731000
8811129504501113400
88.515525003501552850
How to Read Max Pain
Compare pin-risk and strike-pressure across expirations from the latest published close.
What max pain measures

Max pain is the strike where option holders would collectively lose the most at expiration, based on open interest across the listed chain.

How traders use it

It is most useful as a possible pinning zone, especially when spot is already trading near a crowded strike into expiration.

What can break it

Strong directional flows, news, or fast spot moves can overwhelm any pinning tendency, so max pain should support a thesis rather than drive it alone.

The closer you are to expiration, the more useful this becomes as context and the less useful it is as a standalone prediction.